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School District Threatens Suit Over Parent's Blog
penguin_dance writes "A Texas School District is threatening to sue a parent over what it terms 'libelous material' or other 'legally offensive' postings on her web site and are demanding their removal. Web site owner Sandra Tetley says they're just opinions. The legal firm sending the demand cited 16 items, half posted by Tetley, the rest by anonymous commentators to her blog. The alleged libelous postings 'accuse Superintendent Lynne Cleveland, trustees and administrators of lying, manipulation, falsifying budget numbers, using their positions for "personal gain," violating the Open Meetings Act and spying on employees, among other things.' The problem for the district is that previous courts have ruled that governments can't sue for libel. So now, in a follow-up story, the lawyers say the firm 'would file a suit on behalf of administrators in their official capacities and individual board members. The suit, however, would be funded from the district's budget.' So far, Tetley hasn't backed down, although she said she'll 'consult with her attorneys before deciding what, if anything, to delete.'"
who has a 8-yo and a 1-yo, if I go to a store with a 3-yo, and he/she starts screaming at the top of its lungs, I couldn't care less unless he/she is in danger of damaging any goods at the store, in which case I would physically restrain him/her, which would make him/her scream even louder ;-) I wouldn't call this keeping under control, but... Yeah, you have a point. Editors could (should) have linked to the damn blog (and yes, it would be too much to expect that...)
It's better to be the foot on the boot than the face on the pavement. ~~ tkx Kadin2048
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Why don't you quit couching your obvious racism and nationalism with that "defend the borders against invasion" rhetoric, and just admit you only want your tax dollars to be spent educating fair-skinned people of European descent? So they crossed an imaginary line in the desert without getting some papers signed and stamped. You act like this is the most heinous of crimes ever committed anywhere in the history of the world.
Then there is the law that says a baby born in the US is automatically a citizen who can have its parents in the US to care for it.
Admittedly, I don't know your background, but something tells me that you're also a Citizen simply because you happened to have been born here. And unless you're Native American, all of your ancestors probably at one point crossed that precious border of yours, and had an easier time doing it than modern immigrants have.